T'was a very cold and very on again/off again rainy syttende mai (Norway's national day). Despite the less than optimal weather, people still showed up in their very finest attire and yelled and cheered and chanted with enthusiasm and patriotism and pride. Some so much that they were completely wiped out by the end of the parade. What more could you ask for?
Oh, what fun! I don't live in Norway, but I grew up celebrating Syttende Mai (and know how to spell it, though my knowledge of the language is limited to the odd quips here and rhere I picked up from my relatives). Where I grew up it was a weekend long celebration with multiple parades. Looking at your pictures reminds me of my hometown in the states which seems...rather ironic.
Posted by: mamaraby | May 18, 2011 at 12:45 AM
Love the shoes! How cute. It's great to see events like these even in the wet weather people turn out. Lovely :)
Posted by: andrea | May 18, 2011 at 07:29 AM
I had my own 'transplanted' 17 Mai celebration in Australia and baked your Skoller Boller recipe. Love your blog and am living vicarously through your experiences.
Posted by: Di-licious | May 18, 2011 at 01:08 PM
i have to ask: what's up with that van?
Posted by: Molly | May 18, 2011 at 09:12 PM
Di- Great! How did the buns turn out for you? Good, I'm guessing, since you're not commenting with an added complaint?
Molly- Why don't you ask your girl Ingrid? The vans are owned by Russ (Norway's equiv. to high school seniors). Cars and gas are expensive here, so it's become a tradition for a bunch of friends to pool their money the year before graduation and all buy an old van to paint, name, and drive around all spring long with the sober cab driving and everyone else in the back free to drink and cause a ruckus. It's a tradition that's been going on for years, so it's generally accepted by the public even though they blare their music late into the evening and ride on the rooftop during the parade.
Posted by: siri | May 18, 2011 at 10:57 PM
Siri, they turned out great - check out http://www.di-liciouscupcakes.com/2011/05/celebrating-17-may.html
Just wish I'd made them smaller....
Posted by: Di-licious | May 19, 2011 at 06:00 AM
The Russ vans (or should I say Double decker busses are all over the Oslo area) and I have been woken by their blaring music at 4am many times this past week!( even though we live on a very quiet street with hardly any traffic!)
Looks like you had a lovely 17.Mai (we rebelled and took a trip to Sweden!)
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